Manila CCTV catches cop shooting street attacker

Moments before he was shot dead, alleged street attacker Reynaldo Lee is seen being chased by his mother following an argument. She later witnessed his son shot to death by PO1 Gester Versoza after Lee stabbed the policeman several times in the chest. CCTV screenshots courtesy of the Manila police

A man was shot dead in front of his mother by a police officer he had stabbed early Saturday morning in Manila.

Reynaldo Lee Jr., 34, died at the University of Santo Tomas Hospital at around 1:24 p.m. after being shot at least eight times by PO1 Gester Versoza, member of the Station 7 Jose Abad Santos intelligence unit.

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Reports said Lee allegedly attacked Versoza and repeatedly stabbed him in the chest while the policeman was on his way home on board his motorcycle along Fajardo Street in Sampaloc at around 12:15 a.m.

The attack prompted the police officer to draw his firearm and fire at the victim.

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